diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index 4322aa8..ff7fd02 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
 pkgbase = linux-clear
 	pkgdesc = Clear Linux
-	pkgver = 6.7.10
+	pkgver = 6.8.1
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/clearlinux-pkgs/linux
 	arch = x86_64
-	license = GPL2
+	license = GPL-2.0-only
 	makedepends = bc
 	makedepends = cpio
 	makedepends = git
 	makedepends = libelf
 	makedepends = pahole
 	makedepends = xmlto
+	options = !debug
 	options = !strip
-	source = https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.7.tar.xz
-	source = https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.7.tar.sign
-	source = https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/patch-6.7.10.xz
-	source = linux-clear::git+https://github.com/clearlinux-pkgs/linux.git#tag=6.7.9-1414
+	source = https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.8.tar.xz
+	source = https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.8.tar.sign
+	source = https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/patch-6.8.1.xz
+	source = linux-clear::git+https://github.com/clearlinux-pkgs/linux.git#tag=6.8.1-1418
 	source = more-uarches-20240221.2.tar.gz::https://github.com/graysky2/kernel_compiler_patch/archive/20240221.2.tar.gz
 	validpgpkeys = ABAF11C65A2970B130ABE3C479BE3E4300411886
 	validpgpkeys = 647F28654894E3BD457199BE38DBBDC86092693E
-	sha256sums = ef31144a2576d080d8c31698e83ec9f66bf97c677fa2aaf0d5bbb9f3345b1069
+	sha256sums = c969dea4e8bb6be991bbf7c010ba0e0a5643a3a8d8fb0a2aaa053406f1e965f3
 	sha256sums = SKIP
-	sha256sums = ad29958911035980290078c708a0a144943484a2f8c2ac408c040a81500393aa
+	sha256sums = dfdfbf3045be48db3b99038a72eb2e6906a31dc11672230b4f45597de2e8cf11
 	sha256sums = SKIP
 	sha256sums = 1d3ac3e581cbc5108f882fcdc75d74f7f069654c71bad65febe5ba15a7a3a14f
 
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 5e6f7df..e2b6f85 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@
 
 ### IMPORTANT: Do no edit below this line unless you know what you're doing
 
-_major=6.7
-_minor=10
+_major=6.8
+_minor=1
 _srcname=linux-${_major}
-_clr=${_major}.9-1414
+_clr=${_major}.1-1418
 _gcc_more_v='20240221.2'
 pkgbase=linux-clear
 pkgver=${_major}.${_minor}
@@ -96,12 +96,15 @@ pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc='Clear Linux'
 arch=('x86_64')
 url="https://github.com/clearlinux-pkgs/linux"
-license=('GPL2')
+license=(GPL-2.0-only)
 makedepends=('bc' 'cpio' 'git' 'libelf' 'pahole' 'xmlto')
 if [ -n "$_use_llvm_lto" ]; then
   makedepends+=(clang llvm lld python)
 fi
-options=('!strip')
+options=(!debug !strip)
+if [ "$_debug" == "y" ]; then
+    options=(!strip)
+fi
 source=(
   "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-${_major}.tar.xz"
   "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-${_major}.tar.sign"
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ prepare() {
 
     ### Add Clearlinux patches
     for i in $(grep '^Patch' ${srcdir}/$pkgbase/linux.spec |\
-     grep -Ev '^Patch0132|^Patch0118|^Patch0113|^Patch0138|^Patch0139' | sed -n 's/.*: //p'); do
+     grep -Ev '^Patch0132|^Patch0109|^Patch0118|^Patch0113|^Patch0138|^Patch0139|^Patch0147' | sed -n 's/.*: //p'); do
         if [ -n "$_use_llvm_lto" ]; then
             if [ "${i}" == "0162-extra-optmization-flags.patch" ] ; then
                 continue
@@ -244,7 +247,7 @@ prepare() {
     # https://github.com/graysky2/kernel_compiler_patch
     # make sure to apply after olddefconfig to allow the next section
     echo "Patching to enable GCC optimization for other uarchs..."
-    patch -Np1 -i "$srcdir/kernel_compiler_patch-$_gcc_more_v/more-uarches-for-kernel-6.1.79-6.8-rc3.patch"
+    patch -Np1 -i "$srcdir/kernel_compiler_patch-$_gcc_more_v/more-uarches-for-kernel-6.8-rc4+.patch"
 
     if [ -n "$_subarch" ]; then
         # user wants a subarch so apply choice defined above interactively via 'yes'
@@ -416,9 +419,9 @@ for _p in "${pkgname[@]}"; do
   }"
 done
 
-sha256sums=('ef31144a2576d080d8c31698e83ec9f66bf97c677fa2aaf0d5bbb9f3345b1069'
+sha256sums=('c969dea4e8bb6be991bbf7c010ba0e0a5643a3a8d8fb0a2aaa053406f1e965f3'
             'SKIP'
-            'ad29958911035980290078c708a0a144943484a2f8c2ac408c040a81500393aa'
+            'dfdfbf3045be48db3b99038a72eb2e6906a31dc11672230b4f45597de2e8cf11'
             'SKIP'
             '1d3ac3e581cbc5108f882fcdc75d74f7f069654c71bad65febe5ba15a7a3a14f')